巨人

“Slow but durable, only attacks buildings. A real one-man wrecking crew!”

The Giant card is unlocked from the Training Camp (Tutorial). He is a building-targeting, melee troop with very high hitpoints and moderate damage. He wears a large, brown coat made of cloth and has ginger sideburns and bushy eyebrows with blue eyes. A Giant card costs 5 Elixir to deploy.

Strategy[]

The Giant costs only 5 Elixir, which is very cheap considering its health pool. This makes it more effective in decks that rely on the counterpush to gain damage, as the Giant will be able to be deployed more quickly as a tank for these pushes.
The Giant is very effective when used as a shield for other troops due to his great Elixir to health ratio. He can soak up the damage of enemy troops while other supporting units or the Crown Tower(s) behind the Giant deal damage to them.
Dealing with an opposing Giant that is paired with a support troop can be difficult. The player must wait for the troop(s) to cross the river, then counter them with an appropriate counter. They must not forget to deal with the Giant right after, or distract him with a building to give their Crown Towers more time to take him out. On the contrary, a Giant without supporting units is very easy to take out due to him not targeting troops. This is unlike other building targeting units such as the Goblin Giant and the Electro Giant.
A Giant should almost never be ignored as he can single-handedly take down a Princess Tower from full health for only 5 Elixir. Since the Giant moves slowly and cannot damage troops, swarms are deal and deal efficient damage per second for their Elixir cost, though beware of spells.
An effective way to counter the Giant is by using high damage troops like the Mini P.E.K.K.A. or the Prince, or by using swarms of troops that output high damage per second, like the Skeleton Army, Minion Horde, or Goblin Gang. If the support troop behind the Giant has low enough hitpoints, the player can use a spell to eliminate them, and then deploy any of the aforementioned cards.
- While the Mini P.E.K.K.A is quite effective at stopping a lone Giant, due to its high DPS, it only has an average amount of health. Because of this, the player should consider using another troop to tank the damage from support units, so that the Mini P.E.K.K.A can finish off the Giant.
The Witch is a reliable counter to the Giant. While her damage is low, she continuously spawns Skeletons that can quickly accumulate and can hit everything behind the Giant with her splash. They can then be used in a counterpush, especially if paired with other troops such as another Giant or a Golem.
Similarly, any card that peridocially spawns troops such as a Barbarian Hut or a Night Witch are also effective at stopping a Giant or supporting a Giant in offense. The former being a building means that it will distract the Giant, while the latter has high immediate damage and a quick spawn speed.
If a win is impossible, a defensive Giant can stall for time in Overtime until the match ends. This can also be used on the last seconds of a match when the player has a Crown lead, granting the victory to the player.
One of the most effective counters to the Giant is the Inferno Tower, as it will both distract the Giant and eliminate it in seconds with its ramp up damage. However, Bats and Minions can divert the Inferno Tower's attention for several seconds. They should be timed so that the Giant is tanking the opposing Crown Tower's arrows.
- The Inferno Tower user should be aware of when the opponent has distraction troops in hand for their building. For example, the Inferno Tower could be placed to the side of the arena if the opponent keeps playing swarms in the center of the arena to distract the building. This results in the Inferno Tower still targeting the Giant first, making the defense smoother. Another option is to simply spell down the swarm.
- A good alternative to the Inferno Tower is the Inferno Dragon. The Inferno Dragon costs less Elixir than the Inferno Tower and can be used in a counterpush, but its damage is weaker and it is vulnerable to knockback, which will reset its charge. Most of the same strategies against a defending Inferno Tower will also work against the Inferno Dragon, but keep in mind that the Dragon flies and can counterattack after defending.
- Zap will reset the charge of both Inferno cards, but if the player lacks other support units to take these cards out, the Giant will still be incinerated.
- Other cards with stun effects like Freeze, Lightning or the Electro Wizard are good alternatives to reset the charge of both Inferno cards. However, the player can force the Giant player to defend in the other lane, preventing them from using these cards against the Inferno cards due to a lack of Elixir.
A very strong strategy is a Giant-Balloon combo. Although it costs a heavy 10 Elixir, it is difficult to defend due to the combined health pool of both cards, and can catch the opponent off-guard, especially if they start a slow and high cost push in the other lane. The Giant should be played first so that it is the primary tank for the push.
- It is most effective to play the Balloon on the outside of the bridge to let the Balloon bypass some defenses.
- An Inferno Tower/Dragon + Zap combo is enough to defeat this attack.
- The Minions, Minion Horde, and Mega Minion cards can decimate this push. However, the opponent can quickly deploy an appropriate spell like Arrows to counter the cards mentioned above. Also, the Balloon's death damage may eliminate the Minions while they are distracted by the Giant, so it is advised to be prepared with another card.
Depending on the situation, a Giant can be played similarly to an Ice Golem and kite troops to the opposite lane. The difference is that the Giant costs more, but is much more threatening than the Ice Golem on offense. However, this can allow the opponent to create a powerful split push, so be prepared to follow up if neccesary.
If the player has nothing else to defend with, a Giant can counter a Giant Skeleton that has reached the tower. Deploying the Giant in front of the Crown Tower pushes the Giant Skeleton, thus causing it to retarget, and since it is slow, it will lure the Giant Skeleton away from the tower, taking away with it the enormous death damage that the Giant Skeleton can deal.
A Sparky + Tornado combo is a very good answer to the Giant and anything that may be behind it. Wait until the enemy drops a Zap, Lightning or Electro Wizard, and once the Sparky has charged up two rings, use the Tornado to pull everything into one spot so that Sparky can obliterate it all.
The Giant can be easily distracted by placing a building in the centre, such as the Tombstone, which will allow both Princess Towers to attack the Giant. The Tombstone is particularly useful because of its cheap Elixir cost, and once it's destroyed, the Skeletons spawned will aid in eliminating the Giant.
A Giant can be used to protect troops from spawners, like Spear Goblins from the Goblin Hut, allowing them to build up into a powerful offense. However, countering a spawner with a lone Giant is not a very good idea, as he will let the spawned troops build up and potentially overwhelm the player on the counterattack.
A P.E.K.K.A. is a quick and easy answer to the Giant. While this may seem like a negative elixir trade, the Giant rarely comes alone, and most support troops can be easily defeated by her too. In addition, if the Giant does not have supporting units, the P.E.K.K.A. will remain with full HP due to the Giant not fighting back.
A Goblin Barrel can be timed after a Giant crosses the bridge so that the Goblins sneak past the tower's targeting. This is potentially more threatening than other tank + Goblin Barrel combos, as the Giant has much more health per Elixir and will head straight for the Crown Tower.
Placing a Prince or a Dark Prince behind a Giant is a good idea since their charge speed will speed up the Giant. Remember to support them with a troop or spell that does air targeting splash damage, as both the Prince and the Giant are weak against swarms of troops and air troops.
If the player only has fragile cards to counter splash units, they can use the Giant to tank and distract the splash unit and then quick-drop the card directly behind the splash unit. If the unit in question is a Dark Prince or Valkyrie, an air troop like Minions should be used as they both can attack in a 360° radius.
Whenever a Giant is deployed in the very back, a player must prepare for a very big push such as a Sparky behind a Giant accompanied with a splash unit such as a Wizard. A good idea is to get the opponent to use Elixir by pushing on the other lane. This weakens their offensive potential as however much Elixir the opponent uses to counter this push is how much Elixir is denied from their Giant push.
If no other counter is available, the Giant can be used to absorb the damage of the opponent’s small pushes. If a troop is already locked onto the tower, the player can play the Giant in front of them to push them out of range and force them to retarget onto him.
The Giant pairs well with the Graveyard. The Giant's high health to Elixir ratio allows him to reliably tank the Princess Tower's shots and other enemy units, allowing the Skeletons spawned by the Graveyard to do massive damage to the tower, if not completely take it down. However, this combo costs a hefty 10 Elixir, and can easily backfire if the opponent has proper counters, such as swarms like Rascals.

History[]

The Giant was added with Clash Royale's soft launch on 4/1/16.
On 9/2/16, the Chest Rewards & Card Balance Update increased the Giant's hitpoints by 5%.
On 23/3/16, a Balance Update increased the Giant's damage by 5%.
On 3/5/16, the May 2016 Update increased the Rare card level cap to 11 (from 10).
On 19/9/16, a Balance Update decreased the Giant's damage by 5%.
On 20/10/16, a Balance Update decreased the Giant's hitpoints by 5%.
On 5/11/18, a Balance Update decreased the Giant's hitpoints by 2%.
On 2/9/19, a Balance Update fixed a bug where the Giant was incorrectly shown as a 远距离近战 troop in his card info screen. He is now shown correctly as a 中距离近战 troop.
On 27/10/21, the 2021 Quarter 3 Update increased the level cap of all cards to 14 (from 13).

Trivia[]

The Giant is 1 of 17 troops which first existed in Clash of Clans, the others being Minions, Archers, Goblins, Barbarians, Valkyrie, Wizard, Hog Rider, Witch, Bowler, P.E.K.K.A., Wall Breakers, Cannon Cart, Golem, Balloon, Lava Hound, and the Archer Queen.
- The Clash Royale Giant targets all buildings, while the Clash of Clans Giant only targets defensive buildings.
- The Giant's patch on his right shoulder is the same as the Level 1 Giant in Clash of Clans, while Star Level 1 skin resembles the Level 5 Giant.
The Giant has the second best health-to-cost ratio out of any unit, second only to the Golem plus its Golemites.
The Giant's cousin is Super Giant from Clash of Clans, according to Super Giant's description.
The Clash Royale player Jason won the Helsinki tournament undefeated, using a deck based on the Giant.
The Giant shares the first part of his description with the Golem.
The Giant's first 4 balance changes resulted in him having the same stats as he did when Clash Royale soft launched.
He is 1 of 12 cards which bring an excited reaction from the audience upon spawning and brings a collective groan from the audience when defeated, the others include Sparky, Goblin Giant, Giant Skeleton, P.E.K.K.A., Electro Wizard, Night Witch, Bowler, Inferno Dragon, Golem, Lava Hound, and Royal Giant.
The Giant is the subject of a set of Emotes.
His attack sound is reused in Clash Quest.